lion tamarin

noun

: any of three tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas, L. chrysopygus, and L. rosalia) that have long silky fur and a golden mane and are found in isolated remnants of tropical forests in southeastern Brazil see golden lion tamarin

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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